Effect of carbon fiber surface modification on their interfacial interaction with polysulfone

Dilyus Chukov, Sarvarkhodzha Nematulloev, Valerii Torokhov, Andrey Stepashkin, Galal Sherif, Victor Tcherdyntsev*

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Abstract

Polysulfone-based composites reinforced with carbon fibers (CF) were obtained by the polymer solution impregnation method. The effect of carbon fibers surface modification on the fiber-matrix interaction in the composites was studied. It was found that thermal oxidation has a strong effect on the chemical composition and functional groups on the carbon fibers surface. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed that the surface modification at temperatures up to 500 °C results in the formation of hydroxyl [sbnd]C[sbnd]OH, ethereal [sbnd]C[sbnd]O[sbnd]C[sbnd], carboxyl COOH[sbnd], carbonyl [sbnd]C[dbnd]O and epoxy groups on the CF surface. A considerable increase in the interlaminar shear strength of the composites reinforced with modified fibers was observed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number102634
JournalResults in Physics
Volume15
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2019

Keywords

  • Carbon fibers
  • Functional groups
  • Polysulfone
  • Surface modification

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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